Nye County, NV

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2024 Population
54,344
US Senator
Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic Party
US Senator
Jacky Rosen
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
52.5
0.191% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14.1%
8.95% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$60,714
8.47% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$290,900
9.36% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
18,022
6.63% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Nye County, NV reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.2% of the residents in Nye County, NV are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Nye County, NV was $290,900, and the homeownership rate was 77.8%.

Most people in Nye County, NV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29 minutes. The average car ownership in Nye County, NV was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Nye County, NV is home to a population of 54.3k people, from which 96.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.14% of Nye County, NV residents were born outside of the country (4.42k people).

In 2024, there were 9.94 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (37.4k people) in Nye County, NV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.77k Other (Hispanic) and 2.74k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.2%
2024 Citizenship
96.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.2% of Nye County, NV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Nye County, NV was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Nye County, NV
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    37.4k ± 707
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    3.77k ± 925
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.74k ± 679
17.1%
Hispanic Population
9.31k people

In 2024, there were 9.94 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (37.4k people) in Nye County, NV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.77k Other (Hispanic) and 2.74k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

17.1% of the people in Nye County, NV are hispanic (9.31k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Nye County, NV as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Nevada.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    213,777 ± 10,958 people
  2. Philippines
    93,429 ± 7,392 people
  3. El Salvador
    25,522 ± 3,906 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nevada was Mexico, the natal country of 213,777 Nevada residents, followed by Philippines with 93,429 and El Salvador with 25,522.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.14%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
4.42k people
7.86%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
4.18k people

As of 2024, 8.14% of Nye County, NV residents (4.42k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Nye County, NV was 7.86%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    3,128 ± 368
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,074 ± 340
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    745 ± 216

Nye County, NV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.91 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Nye County, NV employs 18k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Nye County, NV were Retail Trade (2,087 people), Construction (1,591 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,511 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($100,300), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($90,880), and Information ($78,779).

Employment

Occupations

18k
2024 Value
± 1,236
6.63%
1 Year growth
± 9.38%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Nye County, NV grew at a rate of 6.63%, from 16.9k employees to 18k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Nye County, NV, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,241 people), Management Occupations (1,746 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,727 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Nye County, NV.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nevada (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

18k
2024 Value
± 1,236
6.63%
1 Year growth
± 9.38%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Nye County, NV grew at a rate of 6.63%, from 16.9k employees to 18k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Nye County, NV, are Retail Trade (2,087 people), Construction (1,591 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,511 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Nye County, NV, though some of these residents may live in Nye County, NV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$47,995
Median earning men ± $3,093
$40,452
Median earning women ± $2,695

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($93,021), Public Administration ($88,750), and Information ($79,186).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($76,050), Public Administration ($70,248), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,042).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
5.19%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.53M people employed in Nevada. This represents a 5.19% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 21.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nevada.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 53
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 53
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. 50
    Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $168k
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. $119k
    Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
  3. $60k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nevada went to Donald J. Trump with 50.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (47.5%), followed by Other (1.51%).

Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen are the senators currently representing the state of Nevada. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nevada is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Nye County, NV. Showing the available data for Nevada.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.6%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (47.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Other (1.51%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nevada went to Donald J. Trump with 50.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (47.5%), followed by Other (1.51%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Nevada for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Nevada

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Catherine Cortez Masto
Senator from Nevada3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Jacky Rosen
Senator from Nevada1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen are the senators currently representing Nevada.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nevada over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Nye County, NV was $290,900 in 2024, which is 0.874 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $266,000 to $290,900, a 9.36% increase. The homeownership rate in Nye County, NV is 77.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Nye County, NV have an average commute time of 29 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Nye County, NV is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

In 2025, 15.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Nye County, NV. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.88%.

Housing

Property

$290,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,275
$17,250
Median Property Taxes
±$1,088

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Nye County, NV the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Nye County, NV compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

77.8%
Homeownership
2024
69.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 77.8% of the housing units in Nye County, NV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$60,714
Median Household Income
± $7,415
22.2k
Number of Households
± 1,367

In 2024, the median household income of the 22.2k households in Nye County, NV grew to $60,714 from the previous year's value of $55,975.

The following chart displays the households in Nye County, NV distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Nye County, NV is from Nevada.
0.451
2023 Wage GINI in Nevada
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Nevada

In 2023, the income inequality in Nevada was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.276% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Nevada was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nevada in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Nevada across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (72.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (11%)
  3. Carpooled (9.83%)

In 2024, 72.8% of workers in Nye County, NV drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11%) and those who carpooled to work (9.83%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

29 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Nye County, NV have a longer commute time (29 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.87% of the workforce in Nye County, NV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Nye County, NV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Nye County, NV have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 15.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Nye County, NV. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.88%.

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Poverty & Diversity

14.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Nye County, NV (7.49k out of 53k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Nye County, NV is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 24.1% of the children was living in poverty in Nye County, NV. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.9%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 167 in Nye County, NV. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 404 per 100,000 population.

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Health

91.2% of the population of Nye County, NV has health coverage, with 27.9% on employee plans, 21.5% on Medicaid, 22.9% on Medicare, 14.2% on non-group plans, and 4.62% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nye County, NV see 4,112 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (4,112 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 5474 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 663 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,112 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Nye County, NV

Primary care physicians in Nye County, NV see an average of 4,112 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (4,112 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Nye County, NV in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.8% under 18 years, 14% between 18 and 34 years, 36.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 31.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

8.81%
Uninsured
27.9%
Employer Coverage
21.5%
Medicaid
22.9%
Medicare
14.2%
Non-Group
4.62%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Nye County, NV declined by 4.33% from 9.21% to 8.81%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 70.6 in Nye County, NV.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 32% in Nye County, NV.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 10.3% in Nye County, NV.

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